Cops: Dad drove kids to bar on lawn tractor

CATSKILL >> A Catskill man was arrested Monday after consuming alcohol and driving his 6- and 7-year-old children to a bar on a lawn tractor, according to state police at Catskill.

Stephen W. Baran, 41, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

Investigation by state police found that Baran consumed a quantity of alcohol and then drove his lawn tractor to a bar with his children sitting on his lap, police said. Investigator Ben Ahrberg said the children were not injured and that Baran was cooperative throughout the arrest.